abysmal

Definitions


[əˈbɪzml], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- extremely bad; appalling
(e.g: the quality of her work is abysmal)

- very deep
(e.g: waterfalls that plunge into abysmal depths)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (used literally as in abysmal): from abysm. abysmal dates from the early 19th century




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